| 1915 |
Establishment of Osaka Soda Co., Ltd. with capital of 750,000 yen
Establishment of Head Office Building in Osaka
Construction of Kokura Plant in Kokura, Kita-Kyusyu, Fukuoka |
| 1931 |
Construction of Amagasaki Plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo |
| 1948 |
Opening of Tokyo Satellite Office (currently the Tokyo Branch) |
| 1952 |
Construction of Matsuyama Plant in Matsuyama, Ehime |
| 1954 |
Installment of sodium hypochlorous manufacturing facilities in both the Amagasaki and Matsuyama Plants |
| 1956 |
Establishment of DAISO Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 1958 |
Installment of caustic potash manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant |
| 1959 |
Installment of sodium chlorite manufacturing facilities in the Amagasaki Plant |
| 1961 |
Installment of allyl chloride and DC manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant
Opening of a Research Laboratories in Amagasaki, Hyogo |
| 1962 |
Installment of diallyl phthalate resin manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant |
| 1968 |
Establishment of Okayama Chemical Co., Ltd., jointly funded by Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (currently Asahi Kasei Corporation) |
| 1969 |
Construction of a plant in Kurashiki, Okayama
Technology Award from the Japan
Soda Industry Association for mercury removal technology (using DAISO MR System)
Installment of chlorinated polyethylene manufacturing facilities in the Amagasaki Plant |
| 1970 |
Establishment of DAISO Organics Co., Ltd.; wholly funded by Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
Construction of allyl chloride and epichlorohydrin production plant in Kurashiki, Okayama |
| 1973 |
Commendation for Invention from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for diallyl phthalate resin |
| 1974 |
Technology Award from the Japan Soda Industry Association for technology of eliminating mercury from gas
Invention Award from Federation of Nippon KEIDANREN for chlorinated polyethylene |
| 1975 |
Establishment of DAISO Engineering Co., Ltd.; wholly funded by Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
Merger and acquisition of DAISO Organics Co., Ltd. to create the Osaka Soda Mizushima Plant
Start of operation of facility using diaphragm process for soda manufacturing at the Matsuyama Plant
Start of operation of facility using diaphragm process for soda manufacturing at the Amagasaki Plant
Tanahashi Prize from the Japan Electrochemistry Association for technology of eliminating mercury from gas
Chairman Encouragement Award from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for technology of eliminating mercury from gas |
| 1978 |
Installment of allyl glycidyl ether (NEOALLYL®G) manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant
Installment of epichlorohydrin rubber manufacturing facilities in the Mizushima Plant |
| 1983 |
Opening of a new research building, the Chemical Research Laboratories
High Polymer Association Prize for epichlorohydrin rubber |
| 1984 |
Organic Chemical Synthesis Association Prize for chlorinated polyethylene |
| 1985 |
Technology Award from the Japan Soda Industry Association for analyzer for calcium brine |
| 1986 |
Completion of conversion to ion exchange membrane process at the Kokura Plant
Installment of NEOALLYL® T-20, P-30 manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant
Chemical Technology Prize from the Chemical Society of Japan for epichlorohydrin rubber |
| 1987 |
Establishment of DAISO Processed Goods Co., Ltd.; wholly funded by Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
Chosen for Remarkable Invention by the Science and Technology Agency with Dapren Plastic |
| 1988 |
Changing the company name from Osaka Soda Co., Ltd. to DAISO Co., Ltd.
Okouchi Memorial Technology Prize for epichlorohydrin rubber |
| 1989 |
Installment of DADMAC® manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant |
| 1990 |
Opening of Dusseldorf Representative Office in Germany
Installment of ferric chloride manufacturing facilities in the Kokura Plant |
| 1992 |
Installment of DAISOGEL® SP manufacturing facilities in the Amagasaki Plant |
| 1994 |
Mizushima Plant certified for ISO 9001
Installment of chiral compound manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant |
| 1995 |
Matsuyama Plant certified for ISO 9001 |
| 1996 |
Amagasaki Plant certified for ISO 9001 |
| 1997 |
Society Award from the Society for Biotechnology, Japan for our biotechnology related research
Installment of continuous ferric chloride manufacturing facility in the Amagasaki Plant |
| 1998 |
Establishment of Shizuoka Plant in Ogasa-gun, Shizuoka
Opening of Bangkok Representative Office in Thailand |
| 1999 |
Chemical Technology Prize from the Chemical Society of Japan for development of high durability anode for electrogalvanizing |
| 2000 |
Technical alliance with ChiRex Inc., an American development company for pharmaceutical intermediates
Development of new synthetic process for polysulfide system silane coupling agents
Installment of polysulfide system silane coupling agent manufacturing facilities in the Amagasaki Plant
Mizushima Plant certified for ISO 14001 |
| 2001 |
Amagasaki and Matsuyama Plants certified for ISO 14001 |
| 2002 |
Establishment of JMR Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of DAISO Engineering Co., Ltd.
Conversion of Chori Chemical Co., Ltd. to a subsidiary;
Changing the company name to DAISO Chemical Co., Ltd.
Takeover of electrode operations from TDK Corporation |
| 2003 |
Contract with Brandeis University, an American university, for license of optically active catalysts
Merger of DAISO Trading Co., Ltd. and DAISO Chemical Co., Ltd. to form newly DAISO Chemical Co., Ltd.
Installment of investigative drug contract manufacturing facilities in the Matsuyama Plant
Takeover of rights for operations for epichlorohydrin from Showa Denko K.K. |
| 2005 |
Opening of America Office in USA
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan Award for manufacturing
of optically active propanols |
| 2006 |
Opening of Shanghai Office in China
Establishment of DAISO WELLFOODS Co.,Ltd.
Establishment of DAISO Fine Chem USA, Inc.
Environmental Technology Prize from the Kinki Chemical Society, Japan for rubber formulation technology free from environmentally hazardous substances
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT) Prize
at the Kinki Block Commendation for Invention from Japan Institute of Invention
and Innovation (JIII) for manufacturing of optically active propanediol |
| 2008 |
Establishment of DAISO Fine Chem GmbH. |
